Азап, 23, 1887.] THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 555 
pla ium was seen outside the cells; 16 was hunt, panas D well in the nurseryman's Ros arranged group f piset, consisting mostly of 
companied by a Myxomycete, seen in yellow accre- class, takin, 15% hee ize for nine forced Monts, Orchids, of iab 1 e were many different sorts, 
ions of spor a somewhat resembled the growth ^ and having y^ i est Marie van Houtte, Alba jud as incisa Dentro бе da, onto- 
in Turnips, but w f an unknown species. rosea, Souvenir d'un p Catherine Soupert ; nd these were se MA Muy of 
proposed to ые it peer but all were good plants, and full of large flowers. foliage | plants, the whole being eh ple 
Hyacinths, Malforme Lee sent bulbs of Mr. Rumsey, Joyning's Nursery, ham Cross, was Mr. B. S. Williams also had a grou of pla , con- 
Hyacinths from which the short undeveloped spike next in order, having plants of very good beer but sisting of various species 0 м) Cattle 
ofbuds had prematurely fallen by a constriction of 
the peduncle, about an inch below the base of the 
s. They rofessor M. 
r 
nd more vmi than on the 
i t there was a 
tendency io Чоп ubling, but кулу їп ‘the "m flow 
Portuguese Narcissi: Notes by Mr, А. Tait. 2 
communication was reac ; giving " dotatlé of Mr. Tait's 
s ie Barr's observations in North and South 
gal. 
ر‎ arias.—Of these was found a large form, 
perhaps conspicua or seliti na, in m n 
and in sandy aen 0 inus m 
muc rfer 
aryin fro ich orange to pale 
As) паеду. striped with, _greonishewhite; all 
probably spec o s h variations, due t 
fie Tater kinds, planted i in 
a dry situation, "have become reduced this 
higher ground in North Portugal the Corbu- 
эн are small, with Rush- dm twisted, and droop- 
ing leaves; but at 3000 fee m ^ ge z Mountains 
C. nivali mall flowers, 
In February a fine aieo rm, probably C. obesa, Salisb., 
in rin ura, at Montegil. Mr. ait 
remarks upon the pt lengths of the ee in 
this species, e thinks that it is an unstable c- 
ter for classifica 
has been al 
ib р down in the Aja 
mal онака form of Ajax, Баай іп 
1- 
1885, Һаѕ п оте in size to the 
larger form, the small size being attributed by Mr 
Tait to poverty of soil e notices great variation 
in the form ower representing “Maximus, 
* Major," e “Tenby,” suggesting to Mr. Barr 
that these forms originally came from Portugal. 
Near Braga fo the perianth paler than the 
crown, as in the English and Scotch wild form, were 
, together ipi Ain 
i trimorphism of the sexual or - 
drus var. concolor was fo M ш te А 
|. situa ims or Professor He enriques, , and Mr. Tait 
-identifies it with Parkinson's N. jun 
. reflexo (Parad., р. 92), seh Lillo for its golden- 
lou . Jonquilla, a remarkably large 
rm, has flowered with Mr. Tait. 
r. Tait concludes his interesting communication 
with. some remarks on hybrids, all of which are of а 
creamy-white colour when due to the natural cross- 
ing of Pseudo-Narcissus and triandrus er 
hybrids from Gerez a in size, colour, &c., 
r, &c 
e parents, viz., 
N.triandrus. He asks, Why arethese 
brids so rare, and do they die out? 
ROYAL BOTANIC. 
second spring show of this 
а one as could well be desired, 
md the exh еленд 
tage. 
t the shaw, ge ae of fair 
rst show of th 
n, King 
n; and by Messrs, 
T2 Broz. & Gabriel, ы 39, Water loo Road, 
Tr (who also had a very good group of Ane- 
that ту, made a good ару of colour, but one 
Was rather monotono 
‚ Roves—Messrs, Panl & Son, Old Nurseries, Ches- 
a. d 
e his bos Mr. P. Perry, gr. 
o W. G. Rowlett, p The Woodlands, Cheshunt; 
was lst in the amateur cla: ass. Both Messrs 
r Medal). Mr. up c 
sisted of smaller plants, not so comprehensive, ind 
rather weak in the training (Small Silver Medal). 
Azaleas and Rhododend ae ч. nurseryman's 
livision for m Azal urner, 
gh ена. ові successfully, 
evenly flowered specimens, T 
Roi d'Hollande, Madame Van 
А Тш : phe Comtesse de Flandres 
The 4 lace was given to H. , Castle 
Nursery, Norwood, who had well RT but rather 
Nur 
small plants. Amateurs were well to the fore, in 
fact, DUE the nurserymen. Mr. 1 «ei 
s, Esq., Hope Cottage, Hi 
the ейде hin ne 
Thibaut and Princess Charlotte. A fes. mortis wa 
shown by Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Berkhamstead, the 
plants being a perfect blaze of colour. The 
exhibitors showed a fine of Rhododendrons, 
taking Ist pri oth instances on 
hododendrons were—Snowflake, aue van Geert, 
Cynthia, Joh r, and Limbatum. Mess 
Lane also showed a miscellaneous group of Azalas 
and Rhododendrons, for which a Bronze Medal w: 
awarde 
Cinerarias.—In this class there was a good show 
and close compe tition. r. J. James, Woodside, 
ood t 
as, Great Gearies ode oe 
who followed am y closely and a good 3d made 
by Mr. C. J. Salter, gr. to J. Southgate, Esq., 
Streatham. 
Auriculas, §c.—These were well shown, Mr. J. 
Douglas having the best lot of show Auriculas, 
and showed some exceedingly pretty varieties, 
among which were Bra Lancelot, Rev. у, Cha 
Ho 
Ф 
. @ 
г was 2d, and this order was ге- 
versed with regard to a alpines. Mr. J. Douglas was 
o 1st with ee dome т showin very floriferous 
rrt А very in and extensive collection 
of har ardy Primulas wis "shown. by Л Mr. Waterer. 
and embrace 
a great variety. The pots were embedded in moss. 
Herbaceous and Alpine к —Messrs. Paul & 
eshunt, received the 
po ; 
and several Violas, &c. In the a pons class a very 
man en 
Ranunculoides pallida, Primula ciliata purpure: 
latifolia, . Wolfen niana, and several other Swiss 
Prim ioi 
, but not so comprehen 
Other exhibits were Amaryllis, which. were shown 
Douglas; and essrs, Pa 
Che n 
gd D. Ph illips, Lan ngley Broom, Slough, who 
ud the premier award for large plants, masses 
of fl 
ie Low, Clapton, London, ія а collection 
of Orchids, including a a number of varieties of Od 
glossum crispum and of Miltonia Жоел, which 
wer), 
n large number of pots of Violet Victoria were 
shown by Mr. J. Chambers, Isleworth Soin 
recommended). Mr. C. Turner, Slough, sent a grov 
of Tree Carnations, to which a Certificate e 
Grip Mens . J. Laing & Co., Forest Hill, 
London, coat bute a very pretty and tastefully 
vari 
Ada, Phaius, Erica, Amaryllis, Cliveas, а 
imulas, &c., and a plant of De multiflora, and 
was awarded a Small Silver Med 
An extensive group of Fe а T Mr. H. B. 
at ш, os monton, but comprised too many for 
us e; it was a very well arranged group, and 
nidis гнав ың (Large Bronze Me dal ay 
BOTANICAL eh 
o» Barr & Son, for Narcissus cyclamineus. 
ay, for eurn tremula flaccida, yu 
fied like P. tremula, but the tips ойшы ап 
flaccid. 
o Mr. H. B. May, for Pteris Mayi, a crested form 
of Р. peni with silvery-green fronds with a darker 
green 
To T Douglas, for Primula obtusifolia 
Gammiean па, а n rene, from Sikkim, а t 15,000 
feet ele evation, f ound in ons r$ 
bright crimson-purple ý i pa wine colour, with a 
golden-yellow ғын borne on а scape about 6 inches 
long. Very pretty. 
FLORAL CERTIFICATES. 
To Mr. J. James, for Cineraria Eclipse, carmine- 
— а. 
J. сате for Cineraria Ariel, lilac-pink, 
with willbe beds 
о Mr. J. James , for Cineraria Jubilee, white, 
with: magenta-rose mi argin 
To Mr. J. James, for Cineraria Royalty, deep 
lue. 
Mr. J. Douglas, for 58 Hilda, large 
flowers ; gne sieh. broad white 
To Mes Paul & Son, for Amazryilis В. D. 
Выб ite ground, with heavy crimson-scar- 
let flame. 
eS. Odell, for К, persicum majesti- 
cum, ^ blush, with crimson tals. 
To Mr. J. Douglas, “og elel Tiresias, deep 
o Mr. J. Douglas, for Auricula Rev. Charles 
Kingsley, purple-violet 
о Mr. J. Do agim, as, for Auricula Montrose, purple- 
aly. 
‚Ра ul & L Boii, r Rose H.P. Puri 
(See Royal. анні Society’ в report last eae Y 
SCOTLAND. 
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EDINBURGH BOTANICAL SOCIETY. 
Арал, 14.—The Society met at 55, St. Andrew 
quare, when Professor Dickson, President, occupied 
- — The following communications were 
d e * Observation on br Monthly Increase i S y fi 
of Trees at ient Royal Botanic Garden. 
David Christ 
This мери тета the results of monthly measure- 
ments of different Mas of verge us and eve "rgreen 
trees in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden from 1883 
to 1886. It was rin ed :— 
. That some trees begin to increase in girth in 
Avi, but — a very litt, and that some continue 
till more trifling extent in September ; 
rie the growth of of мүр їп May is considerable, 
but that of deciduous trees is 
— b ое Jur, pre Dein ugust. 
month of growth in most of the 
ties ane * examined was July, and in most 
evergreens Jun 
. That the i increase in deciduous and evergreen 
April was about equal, but the latter then 
place in the last half. 
there were exceptions, and notably the Deodar, which 
